Many may not realise that MKR favourites Kelsey and Amanda were teen mums and have seven children between them.
Kelsey gave birth to her daughter at the age of 19, while 36-year-old Amanda, who fell pregnant with her first baby at 18, shares six children with her husband!

‘It’s a crazy life. It’s non-stop,’ Amanda laughs.
With so many children to look after, it’s amazing the Sydney pair find time to keep fit!
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‘I’m on a health kick,’ 22-year-old Kelsey says.
‘I’m doing a personal training course and hoping to start a new business.’
Meanwhile, Amanda has a passion for organic food and is currently making the move to become a vegan.
Both women reveal they’ve lost a lot of weight since having kids.
‘I’ve lost about 10 kilos,’ Kelsey reveals. ‘I’ve been running every single day.
‘I was always self-conscious about my body, but now I want to work hard at it.’
For more from MKR‘s yummy mummies pick up the new issue of New Idea out now…
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